Robert Laing

Music for All (www.musicforall.org.uk) is a new sceheme of projects designed to create more opportunities for people to understand and experience the joys and benefits of music making.

The Ahmet Ertegun Tribute Concert, originally scheduled for Monday 26 November

Opeth mainman Mikael Åkerfeldt has issued the following update on current goings on:

UK fans expecting to see Korn's longtime guitarist on their tour this week are about to go ape:

Guitarist Ol Drake from up and coming UK thrash metal Evile – who will support Megadeth on their UK tour in February – has issued the following update:

Some of you are going to think this idea has disaster written all over it in neon pink…

Guitarist Nuno Bettencourt of the reunited Boston funk rockers Extreme has issued the following update:

The revolving door that is Megadeth continues to spin: the band has officially named Chris Broderick (Nevermore, Jag Panzer) as their new guitarist, replacing Glen Drover.

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Yet more bands have been added to the brimming line-up of rock and metal goodness for this year's Download festival.

Apart from bring the star attraction at this year's London Guitar Festival (as part of the London International Music Show on June 11-14), virtuoso

This Summer’s International Guitar Festival is already looking like the best ever with seminars and workshops by top guitarists that will make you a better player.